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FILE - In this June 18, 2021, file photo, President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Biden targets law-breaking gun dealers in anti-crime plan

By Colleen Long And Jonathan Lemire Jun. 23, 2021 05:19 AM EDT

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Biden pushes effort to combat rising tide of violent crime

By Colleen Long, Jonathan Lemire And Michael Balsamo Jun. 22, 2021 04:30 PM EDT

In this grab taken from video France's President Emmanuel Macron, centre, is slapped by a man, in green T-shirt, during a visit to Tain-l’Hermitage, in France, Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Macron denounced “violence” and “stupidity” after he was slapped in the face Tuesday by a man during a visit to a small town in southeastern France. The incident prompted a wide show of support for the head of state from politicians across the ideological spectrum. A video shows a man slapping Macron in the face and the president's bodyguards pushing the aggressor away as the head of state was quickly rushed from the scene in the town of Tain-l’Hermitage. (BFM TV via AP)
Slap to Macron puts focus on ultra-right groups

Elaine Ganley Jun. 09, 2021 01:11 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press May. 19, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Philadelphia Inquirer. May 17, 2021. Editorial: Republican lawmakers should deal with real issues instead of targeting transgender children...

High court mulls police power to enter homes without warrant

By Jessica Gresko Mar. 24, 2021 04:36 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed when police can enter homes without a warrant, with the justices making up scenarios involving elderly...

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2020, file photo, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron addresses the media in Frankfort, Ky., following the return of a grand jury investigation into the death of Breonna Taylor. Last year, a grand jury formed by state Cameron charged one officer with putting Taylor's neighbors in danger but issued no charges related to her death. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
Federal look into Breonna Taylor's death casts a wider net

Dylan Lovan Mar. 12, 2021 06:13 AM EST

Man who crashed gate where Canada's Trudeau lives sentenced

Mar. 10, 2021 04:16 PM EST
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A judge sentenced a military reservist who crashed his truck through a gate on the grounds where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lives to...

FILE - In this March 2, 2019, file photo, Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Schubert said she has about a dozen investigators assigned to unemployment fraud, estimating they are looking into close to $3 million in fraud right now. District attorneys across the state were shocked last year to discover the state had OK'd millions of dollars in unemployment benefits in the names of prison inmates, including killers on death row at the San Quentin State Prison. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Police arrest 2 accused of California unemployment fraud

By Adam Beam Feb. 19, 2021 08:00 PM EST

Man who crashed gate where Trudeau lives pleads guilty

Feb. 05, 2021 04:13 PM EST
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A military reservist who crashed his truck through a gate on the grounds where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lives pleaded guilty to...

West Virginia Delegate Derrick Evans exits the Sidney L. Christie U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building after being arraigned on federal charges Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, in Huntington, W.Va. Evans, a West Virginia state lawmaker who posted videos online showing himself pushing his way inside the Capitol, was arrested Friday by the FBI at his home and charged with entering restricted federal property. Evans, who faced bipartisan calls for him to step down, submitted a letter of resignation Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 to West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and apologized for his actions. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP)
Who were they? Records reveal Trump fans who stormed Capitol

By Michael Biesecker, Michael Kunzelman, Gillian Flaccus And Jim Mustian Jan. 11, 2021 01:48 AM EST

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 file photo supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol in Washington. Jacob Anthony Chansley, the Arizona man with the painted face and wearing a horned, fur hat, was taken into custody Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 and charged with counts that include violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, file)
Records show fervent Trump fans fueled US Capitol takeover

By Michael Biesecker, Michael Kunzelman, Gillian Flaccus And Jim Mustian Jan. 10, 2021 06:44 PM EST

Illinois Editorial Roundup:

By The Associated Press Jan. 05, 2021 11:28 PM EST
Here are excerpts of editorials from several Illinois newspapers. January 5, 2021 Chicago Sun-Times ...

FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2020 file photo, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx speaks during a news conference in Chicago. In Detroit, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and even smaller Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Milwaukee, 2020 has been deadly not only because of the pandemic, but because gun violence is spiking. "The COVID crisis and the economic shutdown is forcing people into their homes, creating conditions where people are more volatile," said Foxx. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
As COVID-19 ravages US, shootings, killings are also up

By Corey Williams Dec. 28, 2020 11:09 AM EST

This photo, released by the Suffolk County Police, on New York's Long Island, Thursday, June 11, 2020, shows a device found in the backpack of Robert Roden. Roden, 33, was arrested on weapons and drug charges after police said he walked into Stony Brook University Hospital Tuesday night with a backpack later found to contain three explosive devices and a vest holding several magazines of gun ammunition. (Suffolk County Police via AP)
Police: Man brought explosives into Long Island hospital

Jun. 11, 2020 05:59 PM EDT

FILE - In a May 16, 2006 file photo, rifles line a hunting store's shelves in Ottawa. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday, May 1, 2020 that Canada is banning the use and trade of assault-style weapons immediately. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada bans assault-style weapons after shooting rampage

By Rob Gillies May. 01, 2020 01:16 PM EDT